Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
January 2021
October 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
TSMC
Model Name
SM8250-AC
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
3 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
4000 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 650
-
GPU frequency
670 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
-
Execution units
2
-
Shading units
512
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
-
DirectX version
12.1
-
Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.4
Wi-Fi
6
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
1 MB
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 200MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Hexagon
TDP
6 W
-
Advantages
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3200 MHz vs 4000 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2024 (January 2021 vs October 2024)
AnTuTu 10
Score
Snapdragon 870
828488
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+240%
2820843
Performance
CPU
Score
233563
579750
GPU
Score
273508
1214660
Memory
Score
135531
574738
UX
Score
185886
451695
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Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+152%
2902
Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
+195%
9840
SiliconCat Rating
71
Ranks 71 among all SOC on our website
13
Ranks 13 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
